Terry Lee Hankins apologized for killing five of his family members before being execute in Huntsville Tuesday night.

His execution marks #200 under Governor Rick Perry--a milestone that's creating protest across the state. The 200 names were read aloud on the steps of the Capitol. For each name, a member of the "Campaign to End the Death Penalty" dropped a single candle inside a ceremonial coffin.

"The death penalty is wrong. It doesn't deter crime. It doesn't decrease murder or violent crime in Texas," claims Matthew Gossage, who protested with a poster.

He joined members of the "Campaign to End the Death Penalty" on the same evening Terry Lee Hankins was put to death.

At 6 p.m., a moment of silence marked his execution in Huntsville.

Hankins was convicted for the 2001 slayings of his two step-children and their mother, Tammy Hankins, near Fort Worth. During the investigation, Hankins told officers he had also killed his father and half-sister the year before.

"I just hink the fact that he's executing at such a speed, when the trend nationally is turning against capital punishment--shame on Governor Perry," said Laura Brady.